HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson and the Boffins were back – and the trio had some new material!

HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson and the Boffins were back — and the trio had some new material! By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 23:28 BST, 30 April 2020 The old band was back together. Boris And The Boffins finally reunited yesterday, their month-long absence from the … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson and the Boffins were back – and the trio had some new material!

HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson and the Boffins were back — and the trio had some new material! By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 23:28 BST, 30 April 2020 The old band was back together. Boris And The Boffins finally reunited yesterday, their month-long absence from the … Read more

Persimmon suffers ‘material’ slowdown in sales during lockdown

Housebuilder Persimmon has got back to work on its construction sites this week, amid a ‘phased process’ of reopening. The group, which is holding its annual general meeting today, said customer inquiries had remained at ‘good levels’, even during the lockdown period.  But, after a ‘robust’ start to the year, the company admitted that social … Read more

‘Oldest human genetic material’ ever found reveals a ‘sister group’ of modern people

The oldest genetic material ever extracted from a human has revealed a ‘sister group’ of hominins related to Homo sapiens, Denisovans and Neanderthals.  Ancient proteins in the teeth of a fossil were discovered, analysed and dated to reveal the secrets of its owner.  It was found this primitive human, a member of the species Homo antecessor, … Read more

‘Oldest human genetic material’ ever found reveals a ‘sister group’ of modern people

The oldest genetic material ever extracted from a human has revealed a ‘sister group’ of hominins related to Homo sapiens, Denisovans and Neanderthals.  Ancient proteins in the teeth of a fossil were discovered, analysed and dated to reveal the secrets of its owner.  It was found this primitive human, a member of the species Homo antecessor, … Read more

Old appliances and construction material continue to emit banned CFC gases from the junkyard

Dumped old fridges and insulation material from older homes are responsible for 25BILLION metric tons of CO2 being released into the atmosphere over two decades Scientists from MIT found unexpectedly high levels of CFCs in the atmosphere CFC gases were originally banned in 2000 after being linked to ozone damage They were emitted by older … Read more